Songs For A Sinking Ship

Songs for a Sinking Ship

What do you call a female Brooklyn songwriter with a smarmy, witty lyrical edge, a band that plays as if they'd just stepped out of the Brill Building, and a voice that's got the squeaky charm of Gwen Stefani's? Howabout: the next Lily Allen.   

INTRO
D (slide up from C#)
VERSE 1
 D
You've been far away from me another land across the sea 
 G Gm
All this time my heart's been breaking, just waiting round and aching 
 D A
For a letter or a telegram telling me how sweet I am 
 G
You swear your heart will never roam, so til you come back home 
CHORUS 
 D
I'll wear your colors my dear until you're standing right here 
 G Gm
Next to the one who adores you , whose heart is beating for you 
 D A
Like a lighthouse guides a shipwrecked sailor safely from the sea
 G A D
I'll wear your colors til you come back home to me 
VERSE 2
 D
I'm hoping you return the glow, I'm just making sure you know 
 G Gm
That no matter how, no matter when you come back to me again
 D A
You'll realize this love is strong as it has been all along 
 G
For miles and miles can't come between the kind of love we've seen 
CHORUS
MOUTH TRUMET SOLO
D
G Gm
D A
G A D
ACAPELLA CHORUS
CHORUS
OUTRO
 G A D
I'll wear your colors til you come back home to me 
 G A D
I'll wear your colors til you come back home to me

Colors

D
You've been far away from me, another land across the sea
G                                      Gm
all this time my heart's been breaking, just waiting round and aching
D                           A
for a letter or a telegram, telling me how sweet i am
G                                Gm
swear your heart will never roam,so til you come back home

D                           
i'll wear your colors my dear until you're standing right here
G                              Gm
next to the one who adores you whose heart is beating for you
D                                             A
like a lighthouse guides a shipwrecked sailor safely from the sea
G                             A                 D
i'll wear your colors til you come back home to me

D
i'm hoping you return the glow, i'm just making sure you know
G                                  Gm
that no matter how, no matter when you come back to me
D                                  A
you'll realize this love is strong as it has been all along
G                                          Gm
for miles and miles can't come between the kind of love we've seen
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/a/april-smith-and-the-great-picture-show/232491.html ]
D                           
i'll wear your colors my dear until you're standing right here
G                              Gm
next to the one who adores you whose heart is beating for you
D                                             A
like a lighthouse guides a shipwrecked sailor safely from the sea
G                             A                 D
i'll wear your colors til you come back home to me

Mouth Trumpeting
D
G Gm
D A
G A D

Acapella Chorus                         
i'll wear your colors my dear until you're standing right here
next to the one who adores you whose heart is beating for you
like a lighthouse guides a shipwrecked sailor safely from the sea
i'll wear your colors til you come back home to me


D                           
i'll wear your colors my dear until you're standing right here
G                              Gm
next to the one who adores you whose heart is beating for you
D                                             A
like a lighthouse guides a shipwrecked sailor safely from the sea
G                             A                 D
i'll wear your colors til you come back home to me
G                             A                 D
i'll wear your colors til you come back home to me
G                             A                 D

# To imitate the piano at certain points, added a little tablature 
# at the end of certain lines, annotated "(tab)." Basically keep 
# holding the "F" chord, and strum the C/E/A strings in order. 
# Follow the tab with a single strum of C. Tab:
A|---0-|
E|--1--|
C|-0---|
G|-----|
# At "from my broken heart," each not (Bb,Bbm,F,C) is 4 beats, 
# and you start "heart" on the 3rd beat of Bbm.

Verse:
            F
I know its over
                                   C
My heart will never know another lover
   C7                              F    (tab)  C/
We two shall never share another breath
             F
My will has faded
                                     C
This longing, it's an unrelenting torture 
    C7                       F
Oh mercy take me now to my beloved

Chorus:
Bb                  Bbm               F
You were the thrill that stilled my beating heart, baby
                                C      C7
You are the one I'll dream the most
                          C            C7
But if I cannot have the real thing
                              F
I'll gladly settle for your ghost

Bridge:
Am           Bb
And you can haunt these halls all you want
    Bbm
And if I ever leave
        F    C       F  (tab) C/
I will take you with me

Instrumental verse:
F - C - C7 - F
Da da da da...


Verse:
Bb    Bbm         F
This thing that beats
Bb                     Bbm      F
Is the one thing that keeps us apart
Bb                     Bbm
Well they say to say goodbye
          F      A    Dm
But I'd surely rather die
        Bb  Bbm    F    C
From my bro-ken heart

Chorus:
Bb             Bbm                    F
You were the thrill that stilled my beating heart, baby
                            C        C7
You are the one I'll dream the most
                           C         C7
But if I cannot have the real thing
                              F    (tab) C/
I'll gladly settle for your ghost
                              F
I'll gladly settle for your ghost

Beloved

INTRO:
E - C#7 - A - Am - E



 VERSE 1:
       E
  You got my number, I'm well aware
   E                          C#7
  I'm just a sucker, darling, I declare
      A                  Am
  Oh I'm resigned, it's just as well
     B
  I lose my senses, I'm defenceless under your spell



 VERSE 2:
      E
  It does no good to resist your charms
     E                          C#7
  I just come running back with open arms
   A                 Am
  You treat me mean, you hurt me so
      B                                           B  Bb
  I should have learned my lesson oh so long ago



 CHORUS 1:
A               Am            E                     C#7
  You bat those eyelashes and my poor heart crashes down
A                   Am                E                      C#7
  I'd try to go but we both know I'd always turn right back around
            A               Am              E
  Oh but I can't say no, I can't say no to you



 VERSE 3:
  E
  Every time I'm led astray
          E                     C#7
  You're all I think about when I'm away
   A                Am
  You bait the hook, I always bite
  B                                            B  Bb
  Even when I try resist with all of my might



 CHORUS 2:
A               Am            E                     C#7
  You bat those eyelashes and my poor heart crashes down
A                   Am                E                      C#7
  I'd try to go but we both know I'd always turn right back around
            A               Am              E
  Oh but I can't say no, I can't say no to you



 INTERLUDE:
E - C#7 - A - Am - B
B - Bb



 CHORUS 3/OUTRO:
A               Am            E                     C#7
  You bat those eyelashes and my poor heart crashes down
A                   Am                E                      C#7
  I'd try to go but we both know I'd always turn right back around
           A               B
 'Cause I can't say no, I can't say no
     A               B            B  Bb
  I can't say no, I can't say no
     A               Am              E
  I can't say no, I can't say no to you

Can't Say No

Verse:
D
You've been far...

----------G 
all this time my heart's been breaking 

------Gm
just waiting round and aching 

---------D
for a letter or a telegram 

A
telling me how sweet i am 

G
swear your heart will never roam 

--Gm
so til you come back home 


Chorus:
D
i'll wear your colors...

-----------G
next to the one who adores you 

-----Gm
whose heart is beating for you 

-------D
like a lighthouse guides a shipwrecked sailor 

A
safely from the sea

G
i'll wear your colors til you 

A
come back home to me

Verse 1:

Am                  A6
If you dig under my feet
                              Riff
you will find things that you don't want to see
Am                           A6
things that i hide deep down inside
  Riff             Am                             A6
a menagerie of the tragedy i caused and all of my flaws
       Riff           Am
and my demons are all that can see
A6                        Am           Am A6 Am                
then what would you do ...if you only knew


Chorus:

Am                          A6
all of the things that I've done
                            Dm
terrible things...you would never believe
Am               A6
things that I've done

Oh how you'll run
       Dm
if you knew a single one
Am         A6               Am A6 Am
all of the things that I've done

Verse 2:

Am                    A6
Would my face give me away

but i know it wont
        Riff
cause i don't even feel
Am                      A6
i just reflect what you expect
       Riff
so you don't suspect that...
Am         A6            Am A6 Am
i could be exactly who i am

[chorus]

Bridge:

Dm
I know that I'm inflected
Am
but who could have predicted
Dm                     E
that monster that I've become
Dm
i keep things carefully covered
Am
so no one will discover
Dm
that i could be the culprit
A6                        E
I'm sorry i cant help it

[chorus]

Terrible Things

#This is my first chord progression I've uploaded! Hope it's alright.  

Verse:
D
They've called the doctors 
Gm
Today's the day 
D 
I've lost it finally 
              A 
And they're putting me away
     D
I'm sure I won't be quite the same 
Gm
So before I go 
D              A              D    A
I wanted, oh I wanted you to know

Chorus 1:
D                            A
That a million men in their bright white jackets 
Em                     A
Could never erase you from my mind 
     D
But when they bring me back to you
     A
And tell you that I'm shiny new 
     Em
The girl that you see 
          Gm                      D
May not be me behind these eyes anymore

Verse:
D
I've never loved another 
         Gm
As I've loved you and do still 
        D
But I wonder when they're through with me 
    A
I wonder if I will 
     D
So remember things I've said to you 
    Gm
And say them back to me 
     D             A               D    A
And maybe you can rescue me from lunacy

Chorus 2:
           D                   A
And let million men in their bright white jackets 
Em                        A
Try to erase you from my mind 
     D
But when they bring me back to you 
     A
And tell you that I'm shiny new 
     Em
The girl that you see 
           Gm                       D
May not be me behind theses eyes anymore

Bridge:
            Gm
Oh they're making me. They're making me 
Dm
Take these awful pills 
A
Assuring me they're curing me 
   Dm
Of all my evil ills 
                   Gm
They say they're saving me. They're saving me
Dm
So they'll have me think 
       A
I was fine before they got to me 
                                   Dm      Gm  A
But now I'm on the brink of utter madness

Verse:
          D
They've called the doctors
Gm
Today's the day 
      D
I've lost it finally 
             A
And they're putting me away 
       D
They tried to steal my thoughts 
              Gm
And all my memories of you 
             D              A               D     A
But I clung tight to them because I always knew

Chorus 3:
         D                    A
That a million men in their bright white jackets 
       Em                      A
Could never erase you from my mind 
      D
But when they bring me back to you 
     A
And tell you that I'm shiny new 
     Em                          Gm 
The girl that you see may not be me

Ending:
D - A - Em - Gm - D

Bright White Jackets

C                        C7
Do you ever wonder if I'm dreaming of you

F
In the night at my window by the light of the moon?

C                        C7
If you ever wonder if if I'm dreaming of you

          F                G       C
Well, I'm not, so you can stop wondering


                            C7
Do you ever wonder if I'm thinking of you

       F
When I wake in the morning and the day is new?

C                              C7
If you ever wonder if if I'm thinking of you

     F                   G          C
Well, I'm not, so you can stop wondering


       F
I've got better things to do

     C
Than sit around thinking all about you

   F                            C
And hanging on to every little word that you said


           F                C
I've got plenty to keep me busy

D                              G
Without you running round in my head


C                          C7
So if you ever wonder if I'm dreaming of you

      F
In the night at my window by the light of the moon?

C                         C7
If you ever wonder if if I'm dreaming of you

F                     C
Bitch, please, I've got better things to do

Stop Wandering

Intro: Em, Am, B7 Em

               Em 
I could take a great big bite out of you
               Am
when i get my cake i like to eat i like to eat it too
           B7                                   Em
and can i help myself if i find you simply delicious? 
              Em
now i'm like the big the big, bad wolf at your door
                 Am
my mouth is wide open, ready to explore
             B7                       
and i'm not hiding the fact that i'm out for blood
         Em
baby, i'm vicious 

       B7
don't hate a girl because she knows
        B7
all the ways to get beneath your clothes
         B7
cause you played those games, down to the letter
             B7-
you're just mad cause i play them better 


           Em
i need to get my sound 
             Am
so i'm gonna lay you down 
           B7
i'm gonna spin you around 
                     Em
and play you like a record 
               Em 
I could take a great big bite out of you
               Am
when i get my cake i like to eat i like to eat it too
           B7                                   Em
and can i help myself if i find you simply delicious? 
              Em
now i'm like a ghoul begging from above
                 Am
I got what I want and now you're on your own
             B7                       
and what can I say, kid? that's just the 
                     Em
way things go in the business 


       B7
don't hate a girl because she knows
        B7
all the ways to get beneath your clothes
         B7
cause you played those games, down to the letter
             B7-
you're just mad cause i play them better 


           Em
i need to get my sound 
             Am
so i'm gonna lay you down 
           B7
i'm gonna spin you around 
                     Em
and play you like a record 

            Em
i need to get my sound 
             Am
and i need to get it now
           B7
i'm gonna lay you down 
                     Em
and play you like a record  

(break)

                   Em
you're spinning me round and round, Baby round and round,
 Am
you're spinning me round and round and round
 B7  
you're spinning me round and round,
               Em
baby round and round. You're spinnin me round and round woah.
                   Em
you're spinning me round and round, Baby round and round,
 Am
you're spinning me round and round and round
 B7  
you're spinning me round and round,
               Em
baby round and round, but whose spinning who now?

           Em
i need to get my sound 
             Am
so i'm gonna lay you down 
           B7
i'm gonna spin you around 
                     Em
and play you like a record 

            Em
i need to get my sound 
             Am
and i need to get it now
           B7
i'm gonna lay you down 
                     Em
and play you like a record 

Em 
wooah-oooah-oooah *loud scream*
Am
ooooooo (lower)
B7
o-O-o o-O-o o-O-o o-O-o
Em
Woah.

Wow And Flutter

Verse 1:
           B
I'm going back to the time when we owned this town
      E
Down Powder Mill Lane, in the battlegrounds
C#m        B                   G#m  B     F#
We were friends and lovers and clueless clowns


Verse 2:
                      B       
I didn't know I'd be finding out now I was torn from you
         E
When we thought about things we were gonna do
C#m      B                    G#m B  F# 
We were wide eyed dreamers and wiser too


Chorus:
               E              B 
Go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café


Verse 3:
                          B
I'm begging you for some sign, but you've still got nothing to say
        E
Don't turn your back on me, don't walk away
C#m     B                   G#m  B   F#
I'm a better man now than I was that day


Chorus:
                      E              B 
Let's go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café

                 E               B
Go down to the bandstand on the pier
           G#m                    F#
Watch the drunks and the lovers appear
                      E                     G#m   F#     
Take time, just the stars at the Sovereign Light Café


Bridge:
   E        B           F#
I wheel my bike off the train,
        F#
Up the North Trade Road,
 E        B             F# 
Look for you on Marley Lane
                          G#m
In every building, every streetlight
                   E               F#  G#m  B  F#
Oh why did we ever go so far from home?


Verse 4:
                        B
You keep on leaving me mile long traces of who you are
         E
You can get a big house and a faster car
C#m      B                    G#m   B  F#
You can run away boy, but you won't go far


Chorus:
                      E              B
Let's go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café

                    E                B
Stroll down to the bandstand on the pier
           G#m                    F#
Watch the drunks and the lovers appear
                     E                      G#m   F#
Take time, just the stars at the Sovereign Light Café 

      E            B    G#m
La la la la la la la la Yeah, 
     F#                      E       B   F#
I'm going where the people know my name


Outro:
E B G#m F#
E B G#m F# B

Sovereign Light Cafe

strumming pattern
D-DUD-D

F,G,C,Em7

mmmmm mmmm mmmm 

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting


[Verse 1: Rihanna]

F              G
Dry! ...Me a desert
C                 Em7
Nuh time to have ya lerkin'
F                        G
Him ago act like him nuh like it
C                           Em7
You know I dealt with you the nicest
F                        G
Nuh body touch me in the righteous
C                     Em7
Nuh botha, text me in a crisis 
           F                    G
I believed all of your dreams, adoration
            C                    Em7
You took my heart and my keys and my patience
            F                        G
You took my heart on my sleeve for decoration
                C                          Em7
You mistaken my love I brought for you for foundation
           F             G
All that I wanted from you was to give me
C            Em7
Something that I never had
F                   G
Something that you've never seen
C                     Em7
Something that you've never been!
F     G
Mmmmm!
      C                          
But I wake up and act like nothing's wrong
D
Just get ready fi...


[Hook: Rihanna]
F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting
F             G
Ner ner ner ner ner ner!
               C           Em7
When you a guh ner ner ner ner ner ner!
                  F                 G
Before the tables turn turn turn turn turn turn!
C             Em7
Beg you something please


[Verse 2: Rihanna]

F            G
Baby don't you leave
               C                 Em7
Do''t leave me stuck here in the streets, 
   F                  G
uh huh If I get another chance to
       C                Em7
I will never, no never neglect you
      F                         G
I mean who am I to hold your past against you?
       C                    Em7
I just hope that it gets to you
  F           G
I hope that you see this through
  C                      Em7
I hope that you see this true
F          G
What can I say?
       C          
Please recognize I'm tryin', baby!!!
 Em7
I have to


[Hook: Rihanna]

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting


[Verse 3: Drake]

N.C.
Yeah, okay
F        G        C                   Em7
You need to get done, done, done, done at work, come over
F               G
We just need to slow the motion
C                   Em7
Don't give that away to no one
F            G
Long distance, I need you
C                          Em7
When I see potential I just gotta see it through
F                        G
If you had a twin, I would still choose you
C                           Em7
I don't wanna rush into it, if it's too soon
      F      G               C              
But I know you need to get done, done, done, done
   Em7
If you come over
F            G
Sorry if I'm way less friendly
C                    Em7
I got n____s tryna end me,
F G           C                 Em7
oh,     I spilled all my emotions tonight, I'm sorry
F               G
Rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin'
C                                Em7
How many more shots until you're rollin'?
F              G
We just need a face to face
C                    Em7            F
You could pick the time and the place
               G
You spent some time away
C                Em7
Now you need to forward and give me all the...


[Hook: Rihanna]

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting

mmm mmm mmm..


[Outro: Rihanna]

work work work work work work

F G C D
F G C D

Work

Intro: C D C D (x2)


C D
Si es que no puedes hablar
C D
no te atrevas a volver
C D
si te quieres ocultar
C D
tal vez te podria ver
Em D C G C
y el amor que no sabe a quien y que
G C
hablará si tu verdad
Em F
te abrazara otra vez

Em C
Habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G C
y te hace feliz

C D


C D
Si no puedes escuchar
C D
aunque insistas hablaré
C D
si lo quieres mírame
C D
y tus ojos hablaran tal vez
Em D C G C
sentiras el amor e iras tras el
G C
hablaras si tu verdad
Em F
te abrazará otra vez

Em C
Habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y te hace feliz
Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita si temes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y te hace feliz


Em G C G
.(CUERDAS)... abrazaméeeeeeeee..
C Em F
quiero despertarme y entender

Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita si temes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y que haces aquì
Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G C
y te hace feliz
G C
y te hace feliz

C D
(fin)

Habla si puedes

LA RE
Jo et duré a casa si fa mal temps
MI FA#m
Jo t’empararé si un cas tens por
SIm MI
Jo te cuidaré si estàs malalta
RE LA
De tot cor, de tot cor
RE REm LA
De tot cor

MI RE DO#m-SIm-LA

FA#m DO#m
Estic a punt d’anar-me’n
RE LA RE
Mes abans de partir et diré
REm LA
Que et duc dins es pensament

FA#m DO#m
No deix de recordar-te
RE LA RE
I alen els teus alens tot calents
REm SIm MI
De lluny i de prop me tens


Jo et duré...

FA#m DO#m
I a dalt de s’escenari
RE LA RE
Quan estic concentrat cantant
REm MI
Jo sempre te tenc present

FA#m DO#m
Perquè m’ets necessari
RE LA
Com s’aire que respir
RE REm SIm MI
Necessit estar amb tu en tot moment


Jo et duré... ( bis )

De tot cor

(Chorus)
G
You xxxx X xxx'x smile xxxx xxx
Em
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Am7
I xxx'x xxxxx xxx X xxx'x sing
D7
I'm xxxxxxx xx xxxx xx xx xxxxxxxx
(1st Verse)
G
You xxx X xxxx xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
Em
X feel xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Am7
If xxx xxxx xxxx xxxx X'x xxxxx through
D7                              G Em G Em
X just xxx'x xxxxx without xxx
(2nd verse)
G
You xxxx along xxxx xxxx x song
Em
Xxx brightened xx xxx
Am7
Whod've xxxxxxxx xxxx xxx xxxx xxxx xx x dream
                  D7
Xxx xx xxx xxxxx light xxxxx xxxx
(Chorus)
         G 
Xxx now xxx xxx X xxx'x smile xxxx xxx
Em
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Am7
I xxx'x xxxxx xxx X xxx'x sing
D7                          Eb
I'm xxxxxxx xx xxxx xx xx anything
(3rd Verse)
Ab
You xxx X xxxx xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
   Fm
X feel xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Bbm
If xxx xxxx xxxx xxxx X'x xxxxx through
Ebm
X just xxx'x xxxxx
Ebm                                 Ab               C#
Now xxxx xxxxxx xxx happiness xxxxx so xxxx xxxx xx find
C#m                                         Eb     E
Well, X'x xxxxxxx xx xxxx xxxxxxx xxxx xxxx behind me
A
And xxx xxx X xxx'x smile xxxxxxx xxx
F#m
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Bm
X xxx'x laugh xxx X xxx'x sing
E
X'x finding xx xxxx xx xx xxxxxxxx
Bb
You xxx X xxxx xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Gm
X feel xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
Cm
If xxx xxxx knew xxxx X'x xxxxx through
F
X just xxx'x smile xxxxxxx xxx

Can't Smile Without You

Intro: Em  A  Em  A

       Em               A                Em                   
 A
Verse: Be on my side or be on your side, there is no reason for you to hide,
       Em                 A
       Its so hard for me stayin' here all alone, when you could be takin'
       A                Em                                             A
       Me for a ride... She could drag me, over the rainbow, send me away


        G     D         A    G  D          A
Chorus:  Down by the ri-ver,  I shot my ba-by

 Em        A
 Ooh, Ooh, shot her dead


Verse 2:You take my hand I'll take your hand, together we may get away,

        This must madness is too much sorrow, its impossible to make it

        today... She could drag me, over the rainbow, send me away


(Chorus)

(Verse 1)

Down By The River

[intro x2]
A  E  D A

A                                        E
when there's no place you feel at home
              D                               A
and you think you'd be better off alone
A                                          E
when you think there's no reason to try
               D                           A
and you hate yourself and wanna die

A                                      E
when you're filled with anxiety
             D                   A
and everyone's your enemy
A                                        E
when you wish you were someone else
                 D                        A
and you wanna go out and kill yourself

[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

(take your time)


A                       E
when you get yourself depressed
                      D                   A
because you think you can't do your best
A                                         E
when you write yourself a stupid song
           D                        A
to remind yourself that you forgot

[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

(take your time)


[BRIDGE]
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A  E  D  A

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[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

Overreacting

Intro: D-A-Bm-Em-A  x4

         D                 A                          
I'll confess tonight your all thats on my mind
        Bm            A                   D
I know these roof top nights could last forever.
              A                            Bm
we watched the seasons change, we saw the distance pull us away,
           A
from all we shared together.

D                       A
Right now is all we have you better make this count
Bm                       A
these are the moments i wish i could forget you.

D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
    Em    A
lets run away.
D                             A                             Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
    Em    A
lets run away.

play intro  x2

D                    A
I picked apart every word that you said
  Bm                              A
I dissected each sentence but kept coming up empty
D                         A
the way you are leaves me counting the days
        Bm                            A
till the next time this distance will be a memory


D                        A        
Right now is all we have you better make this count
Bm                     D
these are the moments i wish i could forget you.


D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                              Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
     Em   A
lets run away.

D-A-Bm-A

where have you been


                                                                        Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                              Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
     Em   A
lets run away


American Dream 

G Bm Em A
Well everybody's lookin' for something they can't find,
Walking straight ahead blind-folded production line,
Only taking time for one type of shoe-shine.
Don't look left/right now you got a street fine.
Everybody lookin' for just a little more.
Working late-nights trying to fight off the day glow.
Waiting for the come-around but it is a no show.
Driving in the fast lane lookin' for the slow-mo...

C D A
Oh whats in store I don't know anymore.
Oh what's inside 'cos I can't hide from it no more.
Oh what you see well it's not me anymore.
Oh I don't know well I don't know man anymore because 

G Bm Em A
I tell you once I tell you twice, gonna be a long time
But you don't take no one's advice, gonna be a long time you,
Where were you, you weren't listenin', gonna be a long time
Gonna be a long time.

G Bm Em A
So now you're face down, face lookin like a frying pan.
Hitting up the clubs trying to feel like a real man.
Beating your chest just like you're King Kong but you're just a gui-tar no-string no-song.
Feeling free like ya don't even know it, man you're towing the line hoping you just don't blow it.
Man ya stuck in the mainframe trying to win the big game so much potential it even makes it more of a shame, shame, shame...
Here we go again, same old shit just another name.
Looking at the destiny there in your palm,
But now you got your strings but you got no song.
So sing, sing, sing - shake it like a chicken wing.
It's not what you get it's about what you bring-bring-bring.
So bring it, bring it to the table, not because you have to 'cos you're willing and you're able!

C D A
Oh what's in store I don't know anymore.
Oh what's inside 'cos I can't hide from it no more.
Oh what you see well it's not me anymore.
Oh I don't know, I don't know anymore because 

G Bm Em A
I tell you once I tell you twice, gonna be a long time.
But you don't take no one's advice, gonna be a long time.
You, where were you, you weren't listening, gonna be a long time.
Gonna be a long time.

Gonna Be A Long Time

C#
There's a portrait
     Ab
In a back room
           F#
Which I'll keep for days upon
          C#
Which I relent 
              B
And gaze for hours on
    Bbm                  F#
The muscle, skin and bone
         Ab
Of some imaginary friend

F# Ab F#

        C#
So how about it 
        Ab
Show me please 
           F#
How I will look in twenty years
           C#
And let me please 
          B
Interpret history 
       Bbm        F#
In every line and scar 
               Ab                  
That's painted there in front of me

F# Ab F# Ab F# Ab

           C#
It doesn't matter
         Ab
What I'm thinking
       F#
What I tell myself to do
         C#      F#
I end up calling

       C#
I stay in to
                   Ab
Defrost the fridge
        F#
Now the kid has gone to bed
             C#
A feeling of dread
              B         
At least when she's around
    Bbm
The trouble's there
     F#                        Ab
It's worse to wake up with her falling 'round the room

F# Ab F# Ab F# Ab

       C#
Listen Johnny
              F#
You're like a mother
       C#                     F#
To the girl you've fallen for
                 C#
And you're still falling

       C#
Listen Johnny
              Ab
You're like a mother
       F#
To the girl you've fallen for
                 C#
And you're still falling

            B
And if they come tonight
       Bbm
You'll roll up tight
     F#             Ab
And take whatever's coming to you next (oh, oh oh oh)

 F# Ab to end.

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